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A. KNOGKER & J. L. RINKER ADJUSTABLE AUTOMATIC CAN SWING.

No. 498,981. Patented June 6, 1893.

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ANDREW KNOCKER AND JOSEPH LUTHER RINKER, OF AURORA, MISSOURI.

ADJUSTABLE AUTOMATIC CAN-SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,981, dated June 6,1893.

Application filed September 5, 1892. Serial No. 445,124. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ANDREW KNOOKER and J osnrn LUTHER RINKER, both ofAurora, Lawrence county, Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Adj u stable Automatic Can-Swings, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Our invention relates to improvements in adjustable automaticcan-swings, and consists in the novel arrangement and combination ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and designated in theclaims.

The object of our invention is to improve upon the construction shownand described in the United States Letters-Patent issued to Joseph L.Rinker, August 1, 1882, No. 261,956.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of the construction ofour complete invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view of one ofthe adjustable slides. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional View ofthe lower cross-bar of the swing and showing the con struction forclamping the can.

Referring to the drawings: 1 indicates a swing-frame, oblong shaped inconstruction and provided with trunnions 2 which extend outwardly fromthe side-bars 3 and 4 of the swing-frame 1 and usually at a point abovethe center of same. By means of said trunnions 2 the swing'frame 1 isoscillatingly mounted in a stand 5 which consists of two uprights havingsuitable bearings 6 into which said trunnions fit, and proper supportingbraces at the bottom of said upright stand.

The swing-frame l'is provided with an adjustable sliding clamping bar 7which is provided upon its under surface with a metallic plate 8 againstwhich athumb-screw 9 mounted in a plate 10 in the upper surface of thelower cross-piece 11 of the swing-framel, is adapted to operate againstfor the forcing up of the sliding-bar 7 when the thumb-screw 9 isscrewed upwardly or to allow the same to drop down when the thumb-screwis backed out of the lock 10. Both ends of said clamping-bar 7 areprovided with slots 12 extending therein and which are adapted to fitover the side-bars 3 and 4 for the guidance of said bar 7. A piece ofspring metal 13 provided with a central-perforation through which thetrunnions 2 pass, is secured to the outer sides of the upright bars 3and 4 and has its central portion bent outwardly to form a spring whichengages the inner sides of the upright stands and prevents any sidemotion in the spring frame 1,

The slides 14 consist of a piece of thin sheet -metal bent to conform tothree sides of, and

adapted to fit over, the side bars3and 4. One of the sides 15 is of muchgreater length than the others and provided with a longitudinal slot 16which is adapted to fit over a bolt 17 which extends through theside-bars 3 and 4, and which has a washer l8 and a thumb-nut 19 upon thescrew-threaded end thereof to engage the slides 14 and hold the same ina determinate position upon the side bars 3 and 4. The object of havingthe two sides of said slide 14 shorter than the side 15 is to preventthe same from operating in the way of the head of the bolt 17 upon oneside and the spring 13 upon the sides of the swing-frame 1. Upon theouter side 20 of said slides 14 are metal loops 21 through which anendless wire 22 passes, the same passing also through a similar loop 21upon the slide upon the other side of the swing-frame. This constructionleaves a distance between the two wires, the thickness of the side-bars3 and 4 and between which it is adapted to place the neck of the paintcan 10 or other receptacle which it is desired to secure in our device.

The adjustable slides 14 may be adjusted to suit any height ofreceptacle by releasing the thumb-nuts 19 in the sides 3 and 4 andpushing up the said slides 14 a determinate distance and preferablykeeping the two in horizontal alignment.

We will suppose that an ordinary. paintcan is to be secured in thecan-swing, and by means of which the same can be tilted from either sidein order that its contents may be emptied. The normal position of theswingframe 1 is a vertical one and in order to secure the can in theswing, the slides 14 and the continuous wire 22 are raised high enoughto allow of the placing of the neck of the can between the two sides ofthe wire when the same is placed upon the clamping-bar 7. The slides 14are then brought down as far as possible and the thumb-nuts 19 tightenedin order to hold the same secure. In order to tighten the can in thisposition and prevent any undue motion of the same, the thumb-bolt 9 isscrewed upwardly in the plate 10 thus forcing up the can which sets uponthe bar 7. It will be seen by this operation that the can is securelyheld in the swing 1 and that the contents of same will keep the swing ina normally vertical position, and that when the swing is tilted for theemptying of the can, it will immediately resume its normal position.

We do not wish to confine ourselves to the mounting of the swing-frame las herein shown, and in this connection desire to state that the swingscan be mounted one above the other in upright posts, alsoin bracketsunder a counter or in a closet.

All of the parts of our device may be made of metal or of wood or partscan be made of metal and other parts of wood, to suit the uses to whichthey are adapted.

Having fully described our invention, what We claim is 1. In acan-swing, the combination, with a support, and a rectangular framepivotally suspended therein, of slides conforming to and embracing thesides of the frame sidebars, said slides being provided at their frontfaces with longitudinal slots, and at their outer faces with loops, acontinuous wire engaging said loops, bolts projecting from the andthumb-nuts mounted on the outer ends of said bolts; substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. In a can swing, the combination, With a support, a rectangular framepivotally suspended therein, slides conforming to and embracing thesides of the frame bars, said slides being provided at their front faceswith longitudinal slots, and'at their outer faces with loops, acontinuous wire engaging said loops, and binding bolts engaging theslots in the slides, of upwardly adjustable clamping means carried atthe lower end of the frame; substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

3. An improved automatic adjustable canswing having a swing-frame 1constructed with side-bars 3 and 4, trunnions 2 mounted in said bars 3and 4 in alignment above the center flattened U- shaped springs 13fitting over said trunnions 2 upon the side-bars 3 and 4 to prevent theside motion of the swingframe 1, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix oursignatures in presence of twowitnesses.

ANDREW KNOCKER. JOSEPH LUTHER RINKER. Witnesses:

D. B. LoY, JNo. L. HALL.

